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Saving Yourself: What To Do in an Emergency Situation

>> April 2, 2023

When Rebecca Fogg’s toilet exploded, she knew she had to do two things: call 911 and stop the bleeding from her arm. But how would you react in her situation? An expert explains the most important steps to take when you’re in a crisis that will give you the …

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Can 911 Respond to Mental Health Crises?

>> January 9, 2022

Up to 15% of calls to 911 involve people having a mental health breakdown, yet many call centers, especially in rural areas, have no one with any training on what to do or who to dispatch in those cases. Typically they send police, who may also have no …

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Mental Illness in Prison

>> August 29, 2021

Many people in prison have a mental illness that keeps them from following the rules of society. Prison, its rules, and often its punitive intent may be the worst place for them, especially since treatment is often lacking there. A noted prison psychiatrist …

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Brain Aneurysm Through the Eyes of a Survivor

>> April 25, 2021

One in every 50 Americans has a chance of experiencing the type of headache that no amount of medicine can dull–one with a 40% fatality rate. Typically non-symptomatic and often undiagnosed, brain aneurysms are bulging blood vessels in the brain (picture …

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Medical Notes: Week of October 13, 2019

>> October 13, 2019

When you call 911 for an ambulance, paramedics are supposed to take you to the closest hospital. But a new study shows that doesn’t happen about 40% of the time. The study in the journal JAMA Network finds that going somewhere else is more likely in big cities …

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Adventures of a Paramedic

>> April 15, 2018

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a first responder? We talk with Kevin Hazzard, former paramedic and author of A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and Back, who tells us about his experiences as a paramedic and …

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Consolidating 911: Where do we draw the line?

>> July 23, 2017

The 9-1-1 system started in 1968 and while it may have efficiently done its job in its early years, today is a different story. Many argue that the problem lies in cell phones. When cell phones weren’t invented, 9-1-1 call centers could be sure that the …

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